nymphalid vs tortoiseshell

tortoiseshell vs nymphalid

nymphalid and tortoiseshell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nymphalid	Yes	No	No	No
tortoiseshell	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tortoiseshell is a hyponym of nymphalid; that is, tortoiseshell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nymphalid:

nymphalid: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
tortoiseshell: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

Other hyponyms of nymphalid include Camberwell beauty, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, tortoiseshell butterfly, painted beauty, Vanessa virginiensis, admiral, red admiral, Vanessa atalanta, Limenitis camilla, white admiral, banded purple, Limenitis arthemis, white admiral, Limenitis astyanax, red-spotted purple, Limenitis archippus, viceroy, anglewing, comma, comma butterfly, Polygonia comma, fritillary, emperor, emperor butterfly, Inachis io, peacock, peacock butterfly.

nymphalid (noun)	tortoiseshell (noun)
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast	a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
	brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
	the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles

Difference between nymphalid and tortoiseshell

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